Celebrity handbag maker imprisoned for importing bags made of rare skins
by Business Insider
Business Insider— A luxury handbag designer was sentenced to 18 months in prison for illegally importing bags into the US made out of the pelts of protected species.Nancy Gonzalez, the 71-year-old founder of Gzuniga Ltd, sold the bags for an average price of more than $2,000, according to the Department of Justice.Victoria Beckham, Britney Spears, and Salma Hayek were reportedly among her clients, as well as cast members of "Sex and the City," the Associated Press reported.It's unclear if any of them bought...
New York Post—Celebrity handbag designer sentenced to 18 months in prison for smuggling crocodile handbags. MIAMI — A leading fashion designer whose accessories were used by celebrities from Britney Spears to the cast of the “Sex and the City” TV...
Yahoo—Celebrity handbag designer sentenced to 18 months in prison for smuggling crocodile handbags. A leading fashion designer whose accessories were used by celebrities from Britney Spears to the cast of the “Sex and the City” TV series was sentenced Monday to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty in Miami federal court on charges of smuggling crocodile handbags from her native Colombia. Nancy Gonzalez was arrested in 2022 in Cali, Colombia, and later extradited to the U.S. for running a sprawling multiyear conspiracy that involved recruiting couriers to transport her handbags on...
ABC News—Celebrity handbag designer sentenced to 18 months in prison for smuggling crocodile handbags. A leading fashion designer whose accessories were used by celebrities from Britney Spears to the cast of the “Sex and the City” TV series was sentenced Monday to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty in Miami federal court to charges of smuggling c